WORSLEY, HARRIET
100 Ideas That Changed Fashion is a delightful insight into the evolution of fashion from the early 1900s to 2010. Stretching from early magazine print to the technology era, this coffee table book is a quirky, easy read, and is full to the brim of glossy visuals to fawn over.
The book begins with a short introduction by author Harriet Worsley, whos love of fashion came to her at a young age, inspired by her grandmothers closet. Her curated list of the most influential concepts in fashion begins with Idea No1: Couture. This thought gave the new industry structure, creating The Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne which worked to promote clothing overseas. Invented by Charles Worth in 1909, without Couture, we would not have todays brands setting fashion trends, or debuting new collections twice a year. Idea No 2: Celebrities. Beginning at the dawn of the century, society began to look into movies, print and royalty figures for fashion trends. Looking up to these celebrities for inspiration remains just as important to us today, making media outlets like PerezHilton.com and celebrity gossip magazines extremely popular. Worsleys last idea foreshadows the future of fashion in wearable technology. As electronics become embed into our everyday clothing, she predicts consumers will develop just as close a relationship to our winter coats as our Macbooks.
